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ST. JOSEPH
NORTH PIERHEAD LIGHTS
State: MICHIGAN
Location: ST. JOSEPH RIVER ENTRANCE/LAKE MICHIGAN
Nearest City: ST. JOSEPH
County: BERRIEN
U.S.C.G. District: 9
Year Station Established: 1832
First Historic Tower (OUTER LIGHT):
- Year Light First Lit: 1906
- Is the Light Operational? YES
- Date Deactivated:
- Automated:
- Foundation Materials: PIER
- Construction Materials: CAST IRON
- Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
- Shape: Cylindrical
- Relationship to Other Structures: Separate
- Tower Height: 35
- Original Optic: Fifth Order, Fresnel
- Year Original Lens Installed:
- Present Optic:
- Year Present Lens Installed:
- Height of Focal Plane: 31
- Has tower been moved? NO
Second Historic Tower (INNER LIGHT):
- Year Light First Lit: 1907
- Is the Light Operational? YES
- Date Deactivated:
- Automated: N/A
- Foundation Materials: PIER
- Construction Materials: STEEL
- Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/BLACK LANTERN
- Shape: OCTAGONAL ON SQUARE HOUSE
- Relationship to Other Structures: INTEGRAL
- Tower Height: 57
- Original Optic: FOURTH ORDER
- Year Original Lens Installed: 1907
- Present Optic:
- Year Present Lens Installed:
- Height of Focal Plane:
- Has tower been moved? NO
Fresnel Lens Disposition:
Previous Tower(s):
1. Construction Date: 1898
Description:
Fate/Disposition:
Modern Tower? NO
Existing Sound Signal Building? YES
- Year Constructed: 1907
- Construction Materials: STEEL
- Architectural Style: INTEGRAL TO INNER TOWER
- Fog Signal Type: DIAPHONE
Existing Keepers Quarters? UNKNOWN
Other Structures: CATWALK
Current Use:
Owner/Manager: U.S. COAST GUARD
Open to the Public? YES (Goto
Publicly Accessible Lighthouses for access information)
National Register Status: LISTING APPROVED 11/9/2005 Reference # 05001211.
Name of Listing:
On State List/Inventory: NO; Year Listed:
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